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" As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the G.I. Bill led me to attend college and law school and allowed me the opportunity to serve in Congress. "

Charles B. Rangel

College

School

Opportunity

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" I was a guy who showed up for work and took the chance for finding out whether I could do it or not... I'd like to think I made my success not at the expense of anyone. Success was accidental. "

" I have never planned my career. I chose those films with which I could relate myself. But if given a chance, I would love to do the kind of roles Meryl Streep has done. "

" The Savior isn't our last chance; He is our only chance. Our only chance to overcome self-doubt and catch a vision of who we may become. Our only chance to repent and have our sins washed clean. "

" Not every father gets a chance to start his son off in his own footsteps. "

" Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act. "

" I don't feel that I've faced discrimination. I've had every chance to succeed and more, and I think that's what all women should have. "

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" I'm going to write a book, continue acting, continue motivational speaking and just share with people who I am and what I've learned in my second chance of life and pass it on to people in their first chance of life. "

" My whole story is just about me having a second chance. "

" We do have to ask ourselves as a culture, what do we want to be? You know, what are our founding values? And if we are a society where everybody should have that fair shot and get a second chance, then we should take the necessary steps to implement that and make it a reality. "

" The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West. "

" Since January 2003, at the height of the debate on the possible unilateral strike against Iraq, I have advocated for a reinstatement of the military draft to ensure a more equitable representation of people making sacrifices in wars in which the United States is engaged. "

" It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment. "

" Taking risks gives me energy. "

Jay Chiat

Taking Risks

Chance

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" The power of digital distribution over physical retail outlets is you have a chance to create a global audience. "

" So when you get a chance to look at things and chill and relax, it makes you want it more, and that's why I'm so happy to be back! "

" If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women. "

" The more that everyone has access to the same educational opportunities, the more society will tend to accept some receiving disproportionate rewards. After all, they themselves have a chance to be winners. "

Raghuram Rajan

Chance

Opportunities

" You know what I want? The answer is, I truly don't know what I want. I don't want to do a television series. I want to do dramas as well as comedies, but I have no idea what kind or in what order. Just give me the chance at them. "

" Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them. "

Francesco Guicciardini

Friends

Friendship

Chance

" Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty. "

" The chance to play a character with a split personality is an actor's dream. "

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" I love taking chances. "